1、考博英语-209 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Before the disastrous earthquake there was _ chaos.（分数：1.00）A.massiveB.ominousC.suspendingD.imminent2.The sales manager was so adamant about her idea that it was out of the question for any one to talk her out of it.（分数：1.00）A.ad
2、aptableB.anxiousC.firmD.talkative3.Can you imagine! He offered me $ 5000 to break my contract. Thats _, of course I didnt agree. I would take legal action.（分数：1.00）A.fraudB.blackmailC.briberyD.compensation4.Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing
3、 others and fighting each other.（分数：1.00）A.hardly activeB.relatively activeC.extremely inactiveD.pathologically active5.The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused _ loss to this country.（分数：1.00）A.pricelessB.countlessC.incalculableD.imaginable6.While he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any
4、 smarter; so most of his classmates were lenient and helped him along.（分数：1.00）A.helpfulB.mercifulC.enthusiasticD.intelligent7.At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and wistfully lose in reminiscence of his youth romances.（分数：1.00）A.hopefullyB.reflectivelyC.sympathetic
5、allyD.irresistibly8.The appearance of the used car is _, its much newer than it really is.（分数：1.00）A.descriptiveB.indicativeC.deceptiveD.impressive9.Her remarks _ a complete disregard for human rights.（分数：1.00）A.magnifiedB.maintainedC.manipulatedD.manifested10.None of students in the class likes the
6、 mistress, who is used to being _ of everything they do.（分数：1.00）A.emotionalB.optimisticC.interestedD.critical11.The rear section of the brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.（分数：1.00）A.advancedB.growingC.frontD.back12.Before the co
7、nstruction of the road, it was prohibitively expensive to transport any furs or fruits across the mountains.（分数：1.00）A.determinedlyB.incrediblyC.amazinglyD.forbiddingly13.The problem is that the loss of confidence among the soldiers can be highly contagious.（分数：1.00）A.spreadingB.contemptibleC.conten
8、tedD.depressing14.The prodigal son spent his money extravagantly and soon after he left home he was reduced to a beggar.（分数：1.00）A.lavishlyB.economicallyC.thriftilyD.extrovertly15.I should be able to finish the task on time, _ you provide me with the necessary guidance.（分数：1.00）A.in caseB.provided t
9、hatC.or elseD.as if16.The day was breaking and people began to go to work so the murderer was unable to _ of the body.（分数：1.00）A.dispenseB.disposeC.discardD.discharge17.On behalf of my company, I am _ to you and your colleagues for your generous help.（分数：1.00）A.subjectedB.inclinedC.availableD.oblige
10、d18.His office is _ to the Presidents; it usually takes him about three minutes to get there.（分数：1.00）A.relatedB.adhesiveC.adherentD.adjacent19.The chimney vomited a cloud of smoke.（分数：1.00）A.ignitedB.immersedC.emittedD.hugged20.I didnt know it then, but this disruptive way of reading started with t
11、he very first novel I ever picked up.（分数：1.00）A.harmfulB.persistentC.interruptiveD.characteristic二、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/B There are 20 blanks in the following passage, for each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the p
12、assage and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.The history of African-Americans during the past 400 years is traditionally narratedU (21) /Uan ongoing straggle againstU (22) /Uand indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a stra
13、ggleU (23) /Uas an upward movement isU (24) /Utoward ever more justice and opportunity. Technology in and ofU (25) /Uis not at fault; its much too simple to say that gunpowder or agricultural machinery or fiber opticsU (26) /Ubeen the enemy of anU (27) /Ugroup of people. A certain machine is putU (2
14、8) /Uwork in a certain way-the purposeU (29) /Uwhich it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying toU (30) /Ua task more quickly, cleanly, or cheaply,U (31) /Uthe imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civiliz
15、ationU (32) /Uthe Renaissance.Mastery of technology is second onlyU (33) /Umoney as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that byU (34) /Uthis under-representation in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that haveU (35) /Uit,
16、blacks are allowingU (36) /Uto be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will beU (37) /Ufrom the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular are in danger, and the beautiful suburbsU (38) /Uring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and
17、learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city.And blacks must change as well. The ways thatU (39) /Utheir ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have begun to loose their utility. If blacksU (40) /Uto survive as full participants in this society, they
18、have to understand what works now.（分数：20.00）A.likeB.asC.forD.withA.charityB.clarityC.cohesionD.oppressionA.chartingB.chartsC.chartedD.to chartA.progressingB.progressedC.clutchedD.clutchingA.itselfB.themselvesC.ourselvesD.himselfA.haveB.to haveC.hasD.to hasA.entirelyB.enterC.entireD.entranceA.forB.of
19、fC.onD.atA.forB.toC.withD.beforeA.envelopB.accomplishC.envelopingD.accomplishingA.followedB.followsC.to followD.followingA.sinceB.onC.inD.atA.beforeB.toC.withD.fromA.to tolerateB.tolerateC.toleratedD.toleratingA.encounteredB.encounteringC.to encounterD.encountersA.themB.usC.themselvesD.ourselvesA.ex
20、cludingB.includedC.includingD.excludedA.whereB.thatC.howD.whatA.servicingB.encircleC.encirclingD.servedA.isB.wereC.areD.have三、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：20.00)BDirections:/B Read the following passages, decide on the best one of the choices marked A, B, C, and D for each question or unfinished statemen
21、t and then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET 1.BPassage One/BWhen I was a kid, I never knew what my parents-or anyone elses-did for a living. As far as I could tell, all grownups had mysterious jobs that involved drinking lots of coffee and arg
22、uing about Richard Nixon. If they had job-related stress, they kept it private. Now American families are expected to be more intimate. While this has resulted in a lot more hugs, “I love you,“ and attendance at kids football games, unfortunately we parents also insist on sharing the frustrations of
23、 our work lives.While we have complained about our jobs or fallen asleep in car-pool lines, our children have been noticing. They are worried about us. A new survey, “Ask the Children,“ conducted by the Family and Work Institute of New York City, queried more than 1000 kids between the ages of 8 and
24、 18 about their parents work lives. “If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents work affected your life,“ the survey asked kids, “what would that wish be?“ Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them, but only 10% did. Instead, the most common wish (among 34%)
25、was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work.Allison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of “work/life quality.“ Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments-not on
26、ly at the office but at home and in the community too and start paring them down. “Its not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done,“ she says. “Its about saying no and making choices.“We can start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip hom
27、e. Do something to get yourself in a good mood, like listening to music, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clothes, let the answering machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail. When your kids ask about your day, tell them about somethi
28、ng good that happened. (In the survey, 69% of moms said they liked their work, but only 42% of kids thought their mothers really did.)Parents can also de-stress by cutting back on their childrens activities. If keeping up with your kids schedule is killing you, insist that be choose between karate l
29、essons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to have some fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my car. I might never be able to fix everything at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following senten
30、ces can be the best title of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Kids Say: ChillB.Kids Stress ParentsC.Parents Complain about WorkD.Parents Get in Good Mood(2).The author mentions her own childhood experience to show that _.（分数：1.00）A.she never understood why her parents had odd jobs and argued about the presid
31、entB.she didnt know what her parents did to earn money to support the family when she was youngC.she did understand why the Americans became more and more close and hugged a lotD.she could see that the American parents keep the stress and tiredness from work to themselves(3).We can infer from the se
32、cond paragraph that nowadays the children _.（分数：1.00）A.are very anxious about their parents for their hard workB.are looking forward to being with their parentsC.are very considerate about their parentsD.are very ambitious to change their parents work(4).The phrase “paring them down“ in the third pa
33、ragraph most likely means _.（分数：1.00）A.gathering the work and family duties togetherB.matching the work quality to life qualityC.decreasing the defeating commitmentsD.denying to fulfil their work and family obligations(5).Which of the following is not the way to de-stress the parents heavy burden?（分
34、数：1.00）A.Forgetting about the job as soon as leaving the office.B.Reducing participating the activities for the children.C.Sharing with the children some happy experience.D.Taking part more actively in community activities.BPassage Two/BThere are a number of formats for reporting research, such as a
35、rticles to appear in journals, reports addressed to funding agencies, theses or dissertations as part of the requirements for university degrees, and papers to be presented at conferences. These formats differ from one another mostly in their purposes and the audiences which they address. We will no
36、w briefly describe them.The journal article is a way of reporting research for professional journals or edited collections- The research is reported in a brief, yet informative way, focusing mostly on the main features of the research such as the purpose, review of the literature (often referred to
37、as background), procedures used for carrying out the research accompanied by tables, charts, and graphs, and interpretations of the results (often referred to as discussion).The content and emphasis of the journal article will vary according to the intended readers (researchers or practitioners) and
38、 it is important for the researcher to be aware of the background and interest of the readers of the journal. Articles intended to be read by practitioners will emphasize the practical implications and recommendations of the research, while articles intended to be read by researchers will describe i
39、n detail the method used to collect the data, the construction of the data collection procedures, and the techniques used for analyzing the data. It is important for the novice researcher to be aware of the fact that articles submitted to journals go through a process of evaluation by experts who ma
40、ke a judgement and recommend whether they should be published or not.The thesis or dissertation is a format for reporting research which graduate students write as part of fulfilling the requirements for an advanced academic degree. The student is expected to describe in great detail all the phases
41、of the research so it can be examined and evaluated carefully by the reader. Thus the thesis or dissertation includes the purpose and significance of the study, the rationale, a thorough review of the literature, detailed information as to the research tools and the procedures involved in their deve
42、lopment, a description of the process of data analysis and the results, and an interpretation of the results in the form of conclusions, implications, and recommendations. This detailed description of the process of the research is needed to provide the professors with an indication of the students
43、ability to carry out research. The conference paper is a way of reporting research at conferences, seminars, and colloquia. At such meetings research papers are usually presented orally. They are similar to the research article since research is reported in a concise, yet informative way, focusing o
44、n the most essential elements of the research. Handouts and transparencies can also accompany the presentations. As with the research article, here too, the content and emphasis of the oral report will depend to a large extent on the type of audience present at the meeting, and whether they are rese
45、archers or practitioners.（分数：5.00）(1).The best title for this passage could be _.（分数：1.00）A.Types of Research ReportsB.Types of Journal ArticlesC.Writing of Research ReportsD.Writing of Different Articles(2).The common aspect for the journal articles, theses and conference papers lies in that _.（分数：
46、1.00）A.they are all for the practitionersB.they are all to be read by researchersC.they are all for being publishedD.they are all forms of reporting research(3).We can distinguish those research reports from each other mainly through _.（分数：1.00）A.their writing style and lengthB.their aims and possib
47、le audiencesC.their presented places and timeD.their content and purposes(4).Which of the following statements is not mentioned in this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Both journal articles and conference papers are written in a brief and informative way.B.All the theses or dissertations and conference papers ar
48、e reported in spoken languages.C.Both the journal articles and conference papers are influenced greatly by the intended receivers.D.The various formats of research reports may be presented in different ways(5).How can a professor evaluate a students capability of implementing the research?（分数：1.00）A.By concentrating on the main factors like the purpose, background, procedures and discussion.B.By emphasizing the practical implications and recommendations of the research.C.By focusing on the detailed description of the process of the research such as the tools, procedures, the pr
